APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF NILE
TAYLOR AS A MEMBER OF THE SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE
DISTRIBUTION TAX COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirma tion by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No 86161 C.M.S., approved May 3, 2016, placed a measure on the November 8, 2016 ballot to impose a tax on the distribution of sugar-sweetened beverages; and
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Oakland adopted the Sugar-Sweetened B everage Distribution Tax Ordinance in the November 8, 2016 general municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Ordinance establishes the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Advisory Board (t he “Board”) and provides that the Board shall consist of nine (9) members servi ng not more than two consecutive three-year terms appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Ci ty Council in accordance with City Charter section 601; and
WHEREAS, the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Ordinance (Oaklan d Municipal Code Section 4.52.080 (B)) provides that the Board shall be comprised of: At least three residents who live in areas disproportionately impacted by diseases caused by sugar consumption; two medical professionals--one medical and one dental with publ ic health experience or who engage in whole or in part in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment or research of, or education about chronic diseases linked to the consumption of sugar; two parent s of current students of Oakland Unified School District (“OUSD”); and two members of the public with experience in addressing public health issues, related to diabetes, obesity and sugary drink consumption, community-based youth food and nutrition programs, school-based food and nutrition programs, oral health or early childhood nutrition; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Libby Schaaf has appointed Nile Taylor to s erve a three-year term subject to confirmation by the City Council; now, therefore, be it ________________________
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
UNCIL
C.M.S.
2 RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter section 601, the City Council con firms the mayoral appointment of Nile Taylor to the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board as a parent of current students of Oakland Unified School District (“OUSD”), to serve a three-year term beginning on June 15, 2020 and ending on June 14, 2023, filling the seat previously held by Laurie Lawson.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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